The D Locus

The D locus makes a rabbit either dense colored or dilute colored. Dilute is a lighter version of dense color. Dense color is also referred to as dark or intense.

D_ is dense. Dense can be either DD or Dd. It is the most dominant on the D locus. Varieties recognized in Holland Lops that are D_ at the D locus are:~Black​~Chocolate~Chestnut Agouti~Chocolate Agouti~Chinchilla~Chocolate Chinchilla~Black/Chocolate Tricolor~Black/Chocolate Pointed White​~Black/Chocolate Otter~Black/Chocolate GT/ST Steel~Orange~Frosty~Red​~Sable Point~Seal~Siamese Sable​~Black/Chocolate Tortoise

​dd is dilute. Dilute can only be dd. Dilute lightens the color of the whole rabbit. It is recessive to dense color. Varieties recognized in Holland Lops that are dd at the D locus are:~All colors except for those listed above.

​Please note that REW and BEW are inherited completely separately to the D locus. They can be either Dilute or Dense based.